From telegrapher to Titan : the life of William C. Van Horne /

"When the Canadian Pacific Railway's transcontinental line was completed six years ahead of schedule, CPR general manager William C. Van Horne insisted that any ceremonies to commemorate the event be kept informal, declaring: "There is to be no 'golden spike' driven on the c...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Knowles, Valerie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto, ON : Tonawanda, NY : Dundurn Group ; Dundurn Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Van Horne, William Cornelius, > Sir, > 1843-1915.
Van Horne, William Cornelius, > Sir, > 1843-1915
Canadian Pacific Railway Company > Presidents > Biography.
Canadian Pacific Railway Company > Présidents > Biographies.
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Railroads > Canada > History.
Railroads > Cuba > History.
Capitalists and financiers > Canada > Biography.
Capitalistes et financiers > Canada > Biographies.
Chemins de fer > Cuba > Histoire.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
HISTORY > General.
Collectors and collecting
Capitalists and financiers
Presidents
Railroads
Art > Collectors and collecting > Canada > Biography.
Canada
Cuba
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Growing Up in Frontier Illinois
  • Early Career
  • Rapid Advancement
  • New Challenges and Hobbies
  • New Horizons
  • Toward the Last Spike
  • Cutting Costs
  • The Final Push
  • All That Grant Was to the U.S.A.
  • Van Horne at the Helm
  • Art for Art's Sake
  • Family Matters
  • Cuba Beckons
  • Building the Cuba Railroad
  • Chasing the Money
  • Dodging the Grim Reaper.

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